After more than two years in development, Seismic is proud to unveil the patent-pending Tekton™ bearing - the bearing behind the Official IGSA Downhill Speed World Record. (Click here to witness the awesome feat on YouTube.)

Said 2009 World Cup Champion Mischo Erban, who set the new record of 80.83mph last fall, "Tekton bearings roll fast, hold alignment better and stay cleaner, longer. It's that simple!"

"The difference is the wide flange at the ends of the integrated half-spacers," said Seismic founder/owner Dan Gesmer. "The big, flat contact surfaces square up, co-align and self-stabilize inside your wheels." Read more here.

News from Old Man Army.

North Vancouver Mounties launch longboarding crackdown.

News from Down Under...Eastern longboarders forced on to public roads.

On Saturday, April 9, at Kona skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida, seven new members were inducted in the Skateboard Hall of Fame. The inductees for 2011 were Steve Anderson, Ray Diez, Steve Fisher, Cleo Coney, Steve Marinak, Karen Snyder, and Craig Snyder Read more here.

Sporting Sails featured in Time Magazine Video Report.

Kahuna Creations® Unveils the Kahuna Blade™...click here to read more and then click here to save 30%! (Editor's note - I will be using an Adjustable Big Stick with a Kahuna Blade in the Sk8 Challenge 2011, 188 mile skateboard stage race.

Neurosurgeons are seeing more severe skateboarding injuries.

Kody Noble blurs the line between longboarding and skateboarding...